Medicaid expansion would help Midtown clinics

September 15, 2014 10:10 AM

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OGDEN — If Utah had gone along with Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act, it would have given Midtown Community Health Centers a big boost.

There are six such medical and dental clinics along the Wasatch Front — four that operate in Ogden, one in Clearfield and one in Salt Lake City. And according to Midtown’s Executive Director Lisa Nichols, at least 40 percent of their patient population would qualify for insurance under Medicaid expa...